March Just Hit Send

Wildscribe - CONGRATS on the new gig! Very cool!

Wynter- Sorry you're stepping down as mod but glad you'll be sticking around! It's so cool to see Army of Ermas taking off so well, too!

Sky- Are you thinking about writing coaching or another type of coaching, like life coaching with your counseling experience? Your idea about gifting or not sounds great... especially in this economy. Everyone's doing 'low cost gift ideas' but there are a lot of reasons not to give at all.

I sent out four pitches this weekend to Experian/Mint where I write sporadically. One of my ghostwriting clients just asked me for 5 posts a week (rather than one or two) so that's been keeping me busy, but the steady pay is working well. I have to put it in overdrive this week to get all my blog posts done for the week I'm in Florida. I plan to work a bit while I'm there but I don't want the pressure of every day blogs.

I realized I have gotten so far off-track with posting goals here, mainly because I have so many projects in the works, I don't even know where to start. I have a few reasons to finally finish the writing course I've been thinking/talking about for, oh, YEARS... but need a website to market it and don't really want to maintain another day-to-day blog. I guess that's going to be my big goal for April... to get that blog launched.

For this month, it's really just getting ahead on my blogging so I can relax in Florida and enjoy Disney and family and friends.

Dawn

Sky-
You have a part-time job, too?? When you were referring to a part time job, I thought you MEANT your writing! Holy cow, woman! 2010 IS your year for writing!

Dawn

Just finished the last of ten blog posts since Tuesday for my new ghost-blogging client. Fun! I also sent a one sentence pitch and a link to a longtime editor of mine. Not sure what else I want to do today. I'm tired and I have a busy night, but I would like to get some work done.

I did an article follow up and added a couple of markets to my database last night. I didn't even intend to work, it just sort of flowed into it. Nothing today, but I cleaned half the house, baked bread, and made a lasagna. Happy weekend, everybody.

The month is almost over and I'm pretty pleased at how much I got done! Spent the weekend fleshing out the first chapter of my book -- longhand because we were in the country and my husband forgot to pack the laptop! I also hit my DS goals for last week, sent out two queries, and put a blog post up at The Expat Freelancer about Tax Deductions.

There's only one thing bugging me: an editor responded to a pitch follow-up about 2-1/2 weeks ago, saying that he liked the idea and asked me my opinion on timing (in which issue I thought the piece was most appropriate). I responded and never heard from him again. A week later, I sent him another email (I was afraid he didn't get it because he told me that he had never received my first query, only the followup), but still no answer. I guess I have to let it go now, huh? It's just odd that he seemed so interested, told me he was looking forward to my reply, and now I get radio silence! Even if he was no longer interested, why wouldn't he just say so? Opinions?

He could be incredibly distracted. I had an editor like that once - she drove me nuts, only answering every third email or so. I'd try calling the publication if you can manage it.

Thanks for your input, WildScribe. His telephone number was in his signature line so I suppose I could try that...I was just worried that he'd think I was too pushy. Yesterday, I sent him a different pitch just to get on his radar screen again....if he doesn't respond to that, I'll give him a call. After all, he didn't get that first email - maybe he's getting none of them! (He probably is, but you never know...)